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dc.contributor.authorKelly, G.
dc.contributor.authorHauck, Yvonne
dc.contributor.authorBayes, Sara
dc.contributor.authorHardwick, T.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:19:33Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:19:33Z
dc.date.created2013-12-11T04:17:58Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationKelly, Georgina and Hauck, Yvonne L. and Bayes, Sara and Hardwick, Tasmin. 2013. Women's Perceptions of Contributory Factors for Not Achieving a Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC). International Journal of Childbirth. 3 (2): pp. 106-116.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20492
dc.identifier.doi10.1891/2156-5287.3.2.106
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BACKGROUND: With cesarean rates around the world escalating, concern is growing around why women wanting a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) are not achieving their goal. AIM: To gain an understanding of women’s perceptions of factors they felt contributed to not achieving a VBAC. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Fifteen women were interviewed following a nonelective repeat cesarean section (NERCS). They had attended a Western Australian midwifery-led service, next birth after cesarean (NBAC), and labored but were not successful in achieving a VBAC because of reasons around delayed progress. Interview transcripts were analyzed using Colaizzi’s method of thematic analysis. FINDINGS: Five themes emerged: “Tentative commitment with lingering doubts,” “My body failed me,” “Compromised by a longer than tolerable labor,” “Unable to effectively self-advocate in a climate of power struggling and poor support,” and “The inflexibility of hospital processes.” The final theme included two subthemes: “Restrictive policies” on labor and use of the cardiotocography, “The CTG.” CONCLUSIONS: When labor did not progress as envisaged and hospital processes adversely affected how women were supported, women’s doubts around being able to achieve a VBAC were reinforced with a NERCS. Maternity services need to ensure clinical practice reflects best evidence while assuring staff are supportive of women’s choice.

dc.publisherSpringer
dc.subjectVBAC
dc.subjectchildbirth
dc.subjectqualitative evaluation
dc.subjectperception
dc.titleWomen's Perceptions of Contributory Factors for Not Achieving a Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume3
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage106
dcterms.source.endPage116
dcterms.source.issn2156-5287
dcterms.source.titleInternational Journal of Childbirth
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